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A  PRELIMINARY  GENEALOGY 


OF  THE 


DYAR  FAMILY 


SPrepared  6y 

HARRISON  GRAY  DYAR 


WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  \ 

Gibson  Bros.,  Printers  and  Bookbinders. 

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A  PRELIMINARY  GENEALOGY  OF 
THE  DYAR  FAMILY. 


Prepared  by  Harrison  Gray  Dyar. 


NOTICE. 

Though  the  following  data  are  incomplete,  it  is  desired  to  put 
them  on  record  in  printed  form,  principally  for  distribution  to 
members  of  the  family,  in  order  that  they  may  see  what  is  known 
and  furnish  further  facts  and  dates  that  may  be  known  to  them. 
In  the  compilation  here  presented  I  would  acknowledge  the 
co-operation  of  Messrs.  Daniel  Everett  Dyar,  Daniel  Thomas 
Dyer,  Miss  Eva  Ann  Dyar,  Mrs.  Mary  Dyer  McLean,  and  Judge 
Daniel  W.  Bond,  besides  many  others  who  have  courteously  re- 
plied to  our  inquiries  and  copied  family  records.  Those  possess- 
ing additional  facts  are  requested  to  communicate  them  to  either 
Mr.  D.  E.  Dyar,  101  Woodside  Avenue,  Winthrop  Center,  Mass., 
or  to  Dr.  Harrison  G.  Dyar,  United  States  National  Museum, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Hakuison  G.  Dyak. 

April  i ,  1903. 


A  PRELIMINARY  GENEALOGY  OF  THE 
DYAR  FAMILY. 


The  name  D3'er  is  a  common  one  in  America,  but  only  rarely 
has  the  modification  of  the  spelling  into  Dyar  taken  place.  The 
only  instance  of  importance  that  is  known  to  me  is  that  occurring 
in  the  line  here  partially  treated,  which  took  place  about  the 
year  1700. 

The  name  is  an  old  English  one,  formerly  spelled  Dyer  or 
Dyre.  Dyers  were  settled  in  Gastonbury,  Somersetshire,  before 
the  Conquest.  After  the  defeat  of  the  Saxons  at  Senlac,  near 
Hastings,  Siward  Dyer  and  his  two  sons,  Siward  Beam  and 
Wright,  returned  to  Gastonbury.  Siward  Dyre  was  Earl  of 
Northumbria  about  1036.  He  was  descended  from  Alfred  the 
Great,  and  is  said  to  have  been  the  original  of  the  Siward  of 
Shakespeare's  "  Macbeth."  Sir  James  Dyer,  of  Round  Hill, 
Somersetshire,  was  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons  and 
Chief  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  the  time  of 
Queen  Elizabeth.  He  died  at  Staunton,  Hunterdonshire,  in 
15S1,  without  issue,  the  baronetcy  descending  to  a  nephew.  Sir 
Richard  Dyer,  of  Wincanton,  Somersetshire,  is  also  mentioned. 
The  last  of  the  baronets  of  Great  Staughton,  descended  from 
him,  died  in  1776,  and  the  representation  of  the  baronetcy  passed 
to  America,  but  has  not  been  claimed.  Several  Dyers  came 
from  England  to  America  in  the  very  early  days  of  colonization. 
It  is  with  Thomas  Dyer,  of  Shipton  Mallett,  near  Gastonbury, 
Somersetshire,  that  the  line  here  traced  starts.  He  came  to  New- 
England  about  1635  and  settled  in  Weymouth,  Massachusetts. 

FIRST    GENERATION. 

i.  Thomas  Dyer,  1612-1676. 

Born  at  Shipton  Mallett,  in  Somersetshire,  near  Gastonbury, 
in  England,  in  1612.  He  came  to  New  England  in  1632  accord- 
ing to  one  record,  though  it  was  probably  later,  but  before  1640. 
Agnes  Reed,*  whom  he  had  courted  in  England,  moved  to 
America  with  her  parents,  and   Thomas  went  down   to  the  ship 

*Or  Alice  Read,  according  to  the  Poole  genealogy  (Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  1893). 


to  say  farewell,  but  was  induced  to  accompany  them,  which  he 
did  without  returning  to  take  leave  of  his  own  family.  He  mar- 
ried Agnes  Reed  in  1640,  settled  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  where 
his  eight  children  were  horn.  His  wife  died  December  4,  1667. 
He  married  again  Elizabeth  Frasy,  who  was  a  widow  before 
marriage  and  outlived  him.  He  was  a  cloth  worker  by  trade. 
Was  freeman  in  Weymouth  in  1644,  a  deacon  in  the  church 
under  the  Rev.  Samuel  Torrey,  and  died  November  6,  1676, 
leaving  "  a  very  good  estate"  (£2103  14  7)  to  his  widow,  chil- 
dren, and  each  of  his  grandchildren.  The  will  of  Elizabeth 
Dyer,  his  widow,  who  died  December  19,  167S  (will  probated 
at  Boston,  1679),  mentions  her  son,  Abraham  Harding,  daughters, 
Elizabeth  Addams  and  Prudence.  Her  son,  John  Harding,  of 
Medfield,  and  Joseph  Dyer,  of  Weymouth,  were  executors.  His 
children  were  : 

Mary,  born  July  6,  1641,  died  October  23,  1716.  2 

John,  born  July  10,  1643,  died  June  2'  l696-  3 

Thomas,  born  March  29,  1645,  died  in  youth.  4 

Abigail,  born  July  9,  1647,  died .*  5 

Sarah,  born  March  10,  1649,  died  May  2,  1687.  ° 

Thomas,  born  May  5,  1651,  died  March  27,  1673.  ? 

Toseoh        )  ,  xt  u       r      <■  'died  October  12,  1704.  b 

Benjamin,)  born  November  6'  l653-     -(died  December  29,  1718.  9 

second  generation. 

2.  Mary  Dyer,  1641-1716. 

Born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  married  Samuel  White  of  that 
place.     She  had  no  children. 

3.  John  Dyer,  1 643-1 696. 

Born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  where  he  lived,  but  removed  to 
Boston  about  1670.  He  was  an  ironmonger  by  trade.  He  was 
twice  married.  First  to  Mary  Bicknell  about  166S,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children.     She  died  July  2:,  1677,  aged  2S  years.     He 

married  again  about   1678,  Elizabeth  ,  by  whom  he  had 

six  children.     He  died  June   2,  1696,  and  his  estate  was  admin- 
istered by  his  widow  and  eldest  son,  John.      His  children  were  : 

Thomas,  born  February  17,  1669,  died  in  youth.  10 

John,  born  February  29,  1672,  died -.  ll 

Thomas,  born  September  18,  1673,  died  in  youth.  12 

Samuel,  born  July  19,  1675,  died  in  youth.  13 

Benjamin,  born  July  15,  1677,  died .  M 

Elizabeth,  born  May  6,  1679,  died .  x5 

Nathaniel,  born  October  17,  1681,  died  in  youth.  10 

Mary,  born  June  3,  16S3,  died  September  5,  1759.  17 

Samuel,  born  October  13,  1685,  died  in  youth.  18 

Joseph,  born  March  2,  16S7,  died .  l9 

Sarah,  born  February  6,  1692,  died  .  3° 

*  A  dash  indicates  that  a  date  or  name  is  lacking. 


5.  Abigail  Dyer,  1647 . 

She  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  married  Lieut.  Jacob 
Nash  of  that  place.  She  had  eleven  children  and  fifty-nine  grand- 
children. 

6.  Sarah  Dyer,  1649-1687. 

Born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.  She  married  John  Ruggles,  and 
had  one  son,  Benjamin   (born  August   11,  1676,  died  September 

7.  1 70S),  who  was  minister  of  Suffield.  John  Brown,  of  Har- 
per's Ferry  fame,  is  a  descendant. 

7.  Thomas  Dyer,  1651-1673. 

He  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.  According  to  Col.  Asa 
White,  who  wrote  in  1S03,  he  "settled  in  Plymouth  and  left  a 
posterity  there,"  but  I  have  been  unable  to  trace  it. 

8.  Joseph  Dyer,  1653-1704. 

Born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  where  he  settled.  He  was  freeman 
in  167S,  and  a  deacon  of  the  church.  He  was  twice  married  ; 
first  to  Hannah  Frazy,  by  whom  he  had  three  children.  She 
died  October  27,  16S2.  His  second  wife  was  Hannah  Baxter, 
who  outlived  him,  dying  September  19,  1726.  His  will,  made 
in  1701,  names  his  brother,  Benjamin  Dyer,  and  Rev.  Joseph 
Baxter  overseers.     His  children  were  : 

Hannah,  born  February  22,  1677,  died  in  youth.  21 

Elizabeth,  born  November  30,  1680,  died .  22 

Hannah,  born  October  10,  1682,  died  in  youth.  23 

Hannah,  born  February  13,  1684,  died  •  24 

Joseph,  born  June  19,  16S6,  died  in  youth.  25 

Benjamin,  born  April  13,  1688,  died  February  12,  1774.  26 

Mary,  born  April  12,  1690,  died  in  3011th.  27 

John,  born  April  9,  1692,  died  February  25,  1779.  28 

Thomas,  born  April  15,  1694,  died  May  27,  1766.  29 

Mary,  born  October  30,  1696,  died  October  24,  1697.  30 

Ebenezer,  born  July  7,  1698,  died  in  youth.  31 

Samuel,  born  May  15,  1699,  died  in  youth.  32 

Mehitable,  born  June  1,  1700,  died  .  33 

Sarah,  born  August  29,  1702,  died ,  1754.  34 

9.  Benjamin  Dyer,  1653-171S. 

He  was  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's  War,  1675— '6.     He  married 

Mary  and  settled  in  Boston,  living  one  time  on  Brattle  street. 

He  was  a  freeman  in  Boston  in  1675.  His  wife  died  March  15, 
1690,  and  he  married  Hannah  Odlin,  December  10,  1691.  By 
her  he  had  ten  children.  His  will  was  probated  at  Boston  in 
1 719.     His  children  were  : 

Hannah,  born  September  27,  1692,  died .  35 

Thomas,  born  November  7,  1693,  died .  36 

Abigail,  born  April  7,  1695,  died  .  37 

Margaret,  born  November  21,  1696.  died  ,  1735.  38 

John,  born  November  21,  1698,  died  April  13,  1723.  39 

Benjamin,  born  November  27,  1700,  died  ,  1775.  40 

Joseph,  born  September  27,  1702,  died .  41 

Mary,  born  November  14,  1704,  died  October  — ,  1721.  42 

Elisha,  born  March  31,  1707,  died  April  10,  1739.  43 

Sarah,  born  December  13,  1708,  died  .  44 


THIRD    GENERATION. 

ii.  John  Dyer,  1672 . 

He  married  Hannah  Morton,  June  6,  1694.  The  record  of  this 
line  is  too  incomplete  for  the  usual  treatment.  Sons  were  prob- 
ably William.  John  and  Charles.  William  married  Hannah  Cot- 
ton Phillips  about  1730,  and  Hannah  Howland  about  1 735-  His 
children  were  William  ( 1 73 1 ) ,  Hannah  (1736),  and  Hannah 
(1737).  The  last  married  Stephen  Miller,  of  Milton,  and  had 
nine  children.  John  married  Hannah  Morton  in  1734  and  had 
a  son,  John,  born  in  1735,  who  married  Mary  Barnes  in  1  757' 
with  son,  John,  born  in  1758.  Charles  married  Lucy  Cotton 
and  had  a  son,  Charles  (1738),  and  daughter,  Lucy  (1741)-  The 
son  married  Bethiah  Cotton  and  bought  land  in  Plymouth,  Mass., 
in  1774.  His  children  were  Charles,  Mary,  Lucy,  Martha  Cot- 
ton, Magaret  and  Bethiah.  The  first  two  were  not  married  ; 
Lucy  married  Joseph  Bartlett,  Martha  Cotton  married  Joseph 
Holmes,  wdiile  Margaret  and  Bethiah  both  married  Jeremiah 
Holbrook. 

17.  Mary  Dyer,  16S3-1759. 

She  was  married  December  5,  170S1  to  Benjamin  Kettell,  of 
Charlestown,  and  had  eight  children. 

19.  Joseph  Dyer,  16S7 . 

He  was  born  in  Boston  and  became  a  mariner.  He  was  married 
to  Lydia  Hough,  December  19,  1717,  by  the  Rev.  John  Webb. 
In  this  year  he  bought  a  house  on  Hepburn  Lane,  and  with  his 
mother  and  three  sisters  sold  four  acres  of  marsh  in  Charlestown. 
but  subsequent  records  are  lacking.  He  probably  died  early, 
perhaps  not  far  from  1720.  His  wife  survived  till  1774;  her 
will,  probated  August  4  of  that  year,  mentions  her  son,  Joseph, 
and  granddaughter,  Lydia.  Here  originates  the  spelling  Dyar. 
His  children  were: 

Joseph,  born  February  7,  1719,  died ,  1780.  45 

William,  born  April  15,  1721,  died .  46 

22.  Elizabeth  Dyer,  16S0 . 

She  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  married  Alexander 
Lord  (or  Lovell?),  of  Medfield.  She  had  ten  children,  born  be- 
tween 1702  and  1724. 

24    Hannah  Dyer,  1684 . 

She  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  married  David  Carver, 
of  that  place.     Three  children  are  recorded. 

26.  Benjamin  Dyer,  16SS-1774. 

Was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  where  he  lived.  He  married 
Sarah   Sawyer,  of  Ilingham,   Mass.,  June   24,  170S.     He   left  a 


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will  which  was  probated  at  Boston  in  1774,  in  which  he  remem- 
bered his  wife,  Sarah,  her  brother,  Jonathan  Gulliver  (this  must 
have  been  a  brother  of  his  son-in-law,  not  of  his  wife)  ;  his 
daughters,  Mary  Rawson  and  Sarah,  and  his  grandson,  Asa 
White.  His  wife  died  shortly  before  him,  October  12,  1 773- 
His  children  were  : 

Joseph,  born  August  8,  171 1 ,  died  August  20,  1774.  47 

Hannah,  born  February  20,  1714,  died  (after  1S03?).  4S 

Sarah,  born  October  30,  1716,  died  September  t,  1719.  49 

Mary,  born  April  8,  1719,  died  March  19,  1784.  50 

Sarah,  born  February  II,  1723,  died  October  14,  1726.  51 

Sarah,  born  July  7,  172S,  died  March  17,  1S03.  52 

28.  John  Dyer,  1692-1779. 

He  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  but  went  to  Windham, 
Conn.,  with  his  brother  Thomas.  He  sold  out  his  holdings  to 
his  brother  and  went  to  Canterbury  where  he  settled  and  left 
descendants.  He  married  Abigail  Fitch,  October  22,  1713,  by 
whom  he  had  eight  children.  Subsequently  he  married  Joanna 
Christophus  Leffingwell,  a  widow.     His  children  were  : 

Sibyl,  born  October  26,  1714,  died .  53 

Elijah,  born  September  10,  1716,  died .  54 

Abigail,  born  April  10,  1718,  died .  55 

James,  born  February  16,  1720,  died  .  56 

John,  born  May  9,  1722,  died .  57 

Joseph,  born  February  5,  1724,  died .  5S 

Sarah,  born  November  14,  1727,  died  .  59 

Ebenezer,  born  September  17,  1729,  died  ,  1757.  60 

29.  Thomas  Dyer,  1694- 1766. 

He  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  but  was  in  Windham, 
Conn.,  in  1715,  the  year  he  attained  his  majority.  He  bought 
land  and  settled  there.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade  ;  became 
a  selectman  in  the  church,  and  a  colonel  in  the  French  and  Indian 
war.  He  married  Lydia  Backus,  October  24,  1 717,  and  had 
four  children.  Subsequently  he  married  Mehitable  Gardiner,  and 
third,  Mrs.  Sarah  Walden.     His  children  were: 

Mary,  born  January  31,  171S,  died  May  27,  1802.  6t 

Eliphalet,  born  September  14,  1721,  died  May  13,  1807.  62 

Lydia,  born  July  12,  1724,  died  July  3,  1790.  63 

Eunice,  born  June  1,  1727,  died  October  25,  1751.  64 

34.  Sarah  Dyer,  1702-1754. 

She  was  born  in  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  married  David  Morse, 
of  Natick,  Mass.     She  had  ten  children. 

36.  Thomas  Dyer,  1693 . 

tie  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.  A  Thomas  Dyer,  of  Boston,  a 
mariner,  perhaps  this  one,  married  Mary  Vine.  The  children 
were  : 


8 

William,  baptized  April  2S,  1717,  died  August  16,  1726.  65 

John,  baptized  October  25,  17 19,  died  .  66 

Josiah,  born  September  28,  172 1,  died .  67 

Ebenezer,  born  May  8,  1724,  died .  68 

40.  Benjamin  Dyer,  1 700-1 775. 

He  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  was  a  schoolmate  of  the 
renowned  Benjamin  Franklin.  He  married  Margaret  Clapp, 
November  22,  1725.  He  moved  from  Boston  to  Hartford,  Conn., 
in  1735,  and  later  settled  in  West  Simsbury  (now  Canton),  Conn. 
His  children  were  : 

Benjamin,  born  September  22,  1726,  died  ,  1746.  69 

John,  born  August  25,  1730,  died ,  1793.  70 

Thomas,  born  ,  1728,  died  ,  1S03.  71 

Mary,  born ,  died .  72 

Joseph,  born  ■ ,  died .  73 

Margaret,  born  ,  1738,  died ,  1S12.  74 

Sarah,  born  ,  died  .  75 

Hannah,  born ,  died  .  76 

Benjamin,  born  ,  1747,  died ,  1815.  77 

David,  born  September  19,  1749,  died  May  S,  1S14.                                78 

41.  Joseph  Dyer,  1702 . 

He  was  born  in  Boston.  A  Joseph  Dyer,  perhaps  this  one, 
married  Mary  Irving,  March  1,  1730.  The  children  which  are 
recorded  are : 

Joseph,  born  March  30,  1732,  died  in  youth.  79 

Joseph,  born  September  10,  1734,  died .  So 

FOURTH    GENERATION. 

45.  Joseph  Dyar,  1719-17S0. 

He  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  may  be  regarded  as  the 
founder  of  the  Dyar  family,  since  with  him  and  his  descendants 
the  name  is  consistently  spelled  with  the  letter  a.  He  was  a 
cooper  and  had  a  shop  in  Ballard's  wharf,  Boston.  He  married 
Abiel  Marston,  March  12,  i74°i  °y  whom  he  had  nine  children. 
She  died  after  1762,  and  he  married  Amey  Bnmstead,  January 
23,  1766,  by  whom  he  had  four  children.  At  his  death  he  left 
his  cooper  shop  to  his  eldest  son  William,  the  rest  of  his  prop- 
erty to  be  divided  between  his  six  surviving  children.  Thomas 
Bumstead  was  appointed  guardian  of  the  three  youngest  of  these, 
who  were  all  under  fourteen  years  of  age.      His  children  were  : 

Joseph,  born  June  12,  1742,  died  in  youth.  81 

Lydia,  born  March  14,  1744,  died  in  youth.  82 

William,  born  October  27,  1745.  died  March  12,  1799.  83 

Joseph,  born  August  13,  1747,  died  ,  17S3.  84 

John,  born  November  17,  1749,  died  in  3'outh.  S5 

Lydia,  born  October  8,  1751,  died  in  youth.  S6 

Mary,  baptized  August  12,  1753,  died  in  youth.  87 

John,  baptized  May  11,  1755,  died  in  youth.  88 


Lydia,  baptized  June  5,  1757,  died .  89 

Sarah,  born  January  3,  1768,  died  - .  90 

John,  born  November  19,  1769,  died  November  20,  1S32.  91 

Jeremiah,  born  November  24,  1771,  died  July  16,  1S29.  92 

Elizabeth,  born  January  23.  1774,  died  in  youth.  93 

47.  Joseph  Dyer,  1711-1774. 

He  married  Jerusha  Gulliver,  of  Milton,  Mass.  They  had  but 
one  child,  a  daughter,  Theodora.  This  daughter  married  Ed- 
mund BilliDgs,  of  Brain  tree,  Mass.,  who  was  a  captain  and  lieu- 
tenant colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  She  had  eight  children. 
Joseph  survived  his  father  but  a  few  months,  and  with  him  the 
name  of  Dyer  in  this  line  ended,  there  being  no  male  heir. 

48.  Hannah  Dyer.  1 7 14 . 

She  married  John  White,  of  Weymouth,  Mass.,  and  had  one 
child,  Asa.  He  became  a  prominent  patriot  in  revolutionary 
circles  in  Weymouth  and  had  the  title  of  Colonel.  He  wrote  a 
quaintly  worded  account  of  his  ancestry  entitled  :  "A  genealogy 
of  the  Dyer  and  White's  tamely,  compiled  by  Asa  White,  a  dis- 
cendant  from  the  two  famelys." 

50.  Mary  Dyek,  1719-17S4. 

She  married  David  Rawson,  of  Milton,  Mass.,  April  S,  1 741 , 
and  had  nine  children.     She  died  at  Milton. 

52.  Sarah  Dyer,  172S-1S03. 

She  married  Benjamin  Fuller,  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and  "  had 
but  one  child,  and  that  a  daughter."  [Col.  Asa  White.]  Her 
daughter,  Sarah,  was  born  April  37,  1759,  and  died  August  21, 
1S26.  Her  granddaughter,  Rebecca  Hall,  was  the  mother  of 
the  celebrated  James  Freeman  Clark. 

53.  Sibyl  Dyer,  17 14 • 

She  married  Benjamin  Throop,  and  had  ten  children,  born  be- 
tween 1736  and  1754. 

54.  Elijah  Dyer,  1716 . 

He    married    Elizabeth    Williams.  November    16,  1752.     His 

children  were  : 

Alice,  born  February  28,  1754,  died  October  19,  1841.  <jj 

Ebenezer,  born  August  26,  1756,  died  August  23,  1S39.  95 

Biller,  born  September  26,  1758,  died  January  14,  1777.  96 

Sibyl,  born  December  29,  1761,  died  .  97 

Elijah,  born  February  13,  1764,  died  November  17,  1850.  98 

Eunice,  born  December  2,  1766,  died .  99 

Mehitable,  born  March  21,  1769,  died  October  15,  1776.  100 

Joseph,  born  June  19,  1772,  died .  101 

55.  Abigail  Dyer,  171S . 

She  married  Gideon  Cobb,  November  5,  1739.  and  had  nine 
children,  born  between  1740  and  1 759- 


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56.  James  Dyer,  1720 . 

He  married  Anna  Whiting,  December  8,  1753.      His  children 
were  : 

William,  born  January  29,  1755,  died  July  22,  1756.  102 

John,  born  March  24,  1757,  died  January  1,  1777.  103 

James,  born  November  2.  1759,  died  — — .  104 

Abigail,  born  May  10,  1761.  died  .  105 

Anna,  born  May  19.  1766,  died  .  106 

Samuel,  born  February  2,  1773,  died  September  16,  i860.                   107 

Pamelia,  born  June  21,  1775,  died .  108 


57.  John  Dyer,  1722 . 

He  married  Anna  Payson,  May  29,  1753.      His  children  were  : 

Mary,  born  May  11.  1754,  died  •  '                      io9 

Oliver,  born  August  31,  1756,  died  .  no 

Roger,  born  December  24,  1758,  died  .  m 

Elisha,  born  October  30,  1760,  died .  112 

58.  Joseph  Dyer,  1724- 


He  married  Martha  Darby,  February  1,  1 749*  v^he  was  born 
February  6,  1725.     The  children  were: 

Chloe,  born  August  16,  1750,  died .  113 

Jesse,  born  October  17,  1752.  died  .  114 

Jareb.  born  October  3,  1754,  died .  115 

Lotilla,  born  May  8,  1757,  died  November  26,  1835.                              IJ& 

Wyllis,  born  August  4,  1760,  died  .  117 

Jadde,  born  ,  died  January  25,  1777.  11S 

Mansen  Fitch,  born  December  4,  1762,  died  ■ .  119 

Mason,  born ,  1764,  died  .  120 

Annie,  born  March  7,  1766,  died   .  121 

[The  continuation  of  this  line  (94-121)  under  preparation  by  Judge 
Daniel  W.  Bond.] 

59.  Sarah  Dyer,  1727 . 

She  married  Samuel  Whiting  and Harris.     There  was  one 

son,  John,  born  in  1758. 

61.  Mary  Dyer,  171S-1802. 

She  married  Rev.  Stephen  White,  September  2,  1 741 .  He  was 
a  pastor  in  Windham,  Conn.,  for  over  fifty  years.  Thev  had 
twelve  children. 

62.  Elihpalet  Dyer,  1721-1S07. 

He  graduated  from  Yale  in  1 74°->  an^  from  Harvard  in  1743. 
He  lived  in  Windham,  Conn.  Was  a  lawyer  and  held  town 
offices  ;  elected  to  the  upper  house,  delegate  to  the  first  American 
Congress  at  New  York  in  1765,  and  to  the  general  Congress  1774 
to  1783,  except  the  year  1776.  He  was  a  j'udge  of  the  superior 
court,  finally  chief  judge,  and  resigned  at  the  age  of  79.     He 


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established  the  first  drug  store  in  eastern  Connecticut,  with  his 
son  Benjamin  as  druggist.  He  married  Hulda  Bowen,  of  Provi- 
dence, March  9,  1745.  She  died  February  22,  1S00.  His  chil- 
dren were  : 

Thomas,  born  November  22,  1747,  died  Mav  19,  1S0S.  122 

Eliphalet,  born  October  24,  1749.  died  December  4.  1749.  123 

Amelia,  born  November  25,  1750,  died  January  15,  1S1S.  124 

Benjamin,  born  October  1,  1753.  died  February  11,  1833.  125 

Oliver,  born  December  22,  1755    died  June  6,  1778.  126 

Jabez,  born  December  24,  1757,  died  July  30,  1779.  127 

63.  Lydia  Dyer,  i 724-1 790. 

She  married  Samuel  Gray,  of  Windham,  Conn.,  November  7, 
1742.     They  had  six  children,  born  between  1743  and  1761. 

64.  Eunice  Dyer,  1727-1751. 

She  married  Ebenezer  Backus,  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  May  29, 
1745.  Three  children  are  recorded.  An  account  of  her  son, 
Ebenezer,  may  be  found  in  the  •'  Hyde  genealogy,"  according  to 
my  informant  (Mary  Dyer  McLean).  Her  daughter,  Eunice, 
married  Jonathan  Trumbull,  Jr.,  who  was  from  179S  to  1809 
annually  elected  Governor  of  Connecticut,  and  held  other  high 
offices,  being  finally  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate. 

70    John  Dyer,  1730-1793. 

He  lived  and  died  single.      His  name  was  also  spelled  Dyar. 

71.  Thomas  Dyer,  172S-1S03. 

He  married  Rezubah  or  Azubah  Humphrey  and  had  eight 
children,  of  whom  my  records  are  incomplete.  They  were 
Joseph  (1762-1819),  Uzziah,  Thomas,  Solon,  Arabella,  Allelina 
(1775-December  24,  1846),  Elisha,  and  a  daughter.  His  son, 
Elisha,  married  Clarissa  Humphrey,  Whitehall,  New  York.  His 
children  were  Catharine,  Adaline  and  others. 

77.  Benjamin  Dyer,  1747-1S15. 

He  married  Anna  Northway.     Only  one  child  is  recorded  : 
Ralph,  bom  February  1,  1782,  died  June  — ,  1841.  128 

78.  David  Dyer,  1749-1S14. 

He  married  Sarah  Northway,  December  17,  1775,  and  lived  in 
Canton.  Conn.  His  wife  was  born  September  19,  1748,  and 
died  August  16,  1S48.      His  children  were: 

Sarah,  born  May  14,  1776,  died  — — ,  1861.  129 

Chloe,  born  February  25,  177S,  died  September  19,  1863.  130 

Candace,  born  April  7,  1782,  died  March  30,  1877.  131 

Norman,  born  October  17,  17S6,  died -,  1848.  132 

Zenas,  born  October  1,  17S8,  died  December  10,  1856.  133 

Panthea,  born  June  16,  1793,  died ,  1S78.  134 


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FIFTH    GENERATION. 


53.  WlLEIAM  DVAR,    1745-1799. 

He  was  probably  a  cooper,  as  he  received  by  will  his  father's 

shop  and  tools.      He  married  Abigail  ,  and   is   recorded   as 

"  owning  the  covenant"  at  the  New  North  Church,  Boston,  at 
the  time  his  first  child  was  baptized.  Further  details  of  this  line 
are  lacking,  except  that  his  son,  John  Fowle,  had  his  estate  ad- 
ministered at  Boston  in  1  Si  S  ;  there  is  a  guardianship  record  for  his 
youngest  son,  Edward,  at  the  date  of  his  death,  and  it  may  be 
his  son,  William,  who  married  Mary  Doake,  April  19,  1 795-  His 
children  were  : 

Nabby,  baptized  June  9,  1771 ,  died  in  youth.  135 

Nabby,  baptized  March  28,  1773.  died .  136 

William,  baptized  January  15,  1775,  died  .  137 

John  Fowle,  baptized  July  20,  1777,  died ,  1S1S.  13S 

Smith,  baptized  August  15,  1779.  died  .  139 

Edward,  baptized  August  10,  1 781,  died  .  140 

54.  Joseph  Dyar,  1 747-1 7S3. 

He  was  a  sea  captain.  During  the  Revolution  he  was  engaged 
in  carrying  supplies  to  the  American  army.  During  that  service 
he  was  taken  prisoner  nine  times  by  the  British.  He  was  the 
leader  of  the  'k  Indians"  at  the  "  Boston  tea  party,"  and  his  wife 
was  one  of  those  who  prepared  and  applied  the  stain  used.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Nichols,  May  2,  1 771,  and  lived  in  Maiden, 
Mass.  He  died  there  before  the  birth  ot  his  last  child.  His 
children  were  : 

Joseph,  born  March  13,  1772,  died  April  4,  1772.  141 

Joseph,  born  February  2,  1774,  died  January  31,  1859.  142 

James,  born  October  n,  1775,  died  October  25.  1794.  143 

Elizabeth,  born  Septembers.  1777.  died  July  23,  1845.  144 

John  Nichols,  born  October  S,  1778.  died  May  2,  1853.  145 

Ebenezer,  born  September  20,  1782,  died  January  6,  1857.  146 

Sally,  born  August  13,  1783,  died  September  14,  1S47.  147 

91.  John  Dyar,  1769-1S32. 

He  was  born  in  Boston.  After  the  Revolution  he  moved  to 
Nova  Scotia  where  he  married  Sarah  Potter,  June  12,  1 794'  tne 
daughter  of  a  wealthy  merchant.  He  accumulated  some  money, 
but  during  the  Napoleonic  wars  his  ships  were  lost  and  he  re- 
turned to  Boston,  very  poor  and  with  a  large  family.  He  was 
helped  by  his  brother,  Jeremiah,  and  in  1S16  emigrated  to  Ohio. 
The  journey  was  made  in  teams  and  occupied  thirty  days.  He 
settled  in  Marietta,  Ohio.     His  children  were  : 

Mary,  born  April  24,  1795,  died  May  10,  1S26.  14S 

Sally,  born  September  1,  1797,  died  November  24,  1879.  149 

Joseph  Bumstead,  born  October  1.  1800,  died  October  24,  1S90.  150 

James  Rice,  born  December  16,  1802.  died  September  21,  1821.  151 

John,  born  November  10,  1804,  died  November  1,  1835.  152 

Esther  Ann.  born  November  22,  1806.  died  April  6,  1836.  153 

llarriet,  born  July  9,  1811,  died  May  26,   [840  154 


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Benjamin  Franklin,  born  July  i,  1S17,  died  October  21,  1896.  155 

Elvira,  born  May  17,  1S19,  died  September  25,  1S22.  156 

Albert,  born  September  6,  1S21,  died  April  21,  1S42.  157 

92.  Jeremiah  Dyar,  1771-1829. 

He  was  born  in  Boston.  He  married  Susanna  Wild,  daughter 
of  Major  Daniel  Wild,  June  19,  1  794.  He  lived  at  first  in  Boston, 
but  afterward  in  Reading,  Randolph,  A  fed  ford,  Harvard,  and  Lan- 
caster. He  died  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  of  a  fall  from  a  horse  while 
on  a  visit  to  his  brother,  John.  His  wife  was  born  October  19, 
1776,  and  died  at  Lancaster,  Mass.,  February  16,  1824.  His 
children  were  : 

Joseph,  btnn  June  15,  1795,  died  February  23,  1850.  15S 

Susanna,  born  October  10,  1796,  died  October  19,  1797.  159 

Susanna  Wild,  born  August  7,  179S,  died  March  22,  1S54.  1^° 

Sarah  Marshall,  born  February  2,  1S00,  died  April  22,  1858.  161 

George  Wild,  born  September  27,  1801,  died  November  5,  1871.  162 

Albert  Freeman,  born  June  29,  1803,  died  November  18,  1S71.  163 

Harrison  Gray,  born  March  1.  1805,  died  January  31,  1S75.  164 

Warren  Henry,  born  May  10,  1807,  died  May  15,  1871.  165 

Charles  Henry,  born  July  14,  1810,  died  June  27,  1830.  166 

John  Wild,  born  March  11,  1814,  died  September  29.  18S9.  167 

Harriot  Angelina,  born  November  14, 1S16,  died  January  31,  1S50.  16S 

Mary  Ann,  born  March  5,  1822,  died  August  29,  1852.  169 

122.  Thomas  Dyer,  1747-1808. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Ripley  in  1771 .     His  children  were  : 

Eliphalet,  born  November  17,  1 77 1,  died  August  31,  1840.  iSS 

Thomas,  born  January  21,  1773.  died  October  21,  1S61.  189 

Betsey,  born  October  27,  1774.  died  February  3,  1796.  190 

George,  born  November  1,  1777,  died  July  8,  1821.  191 

Amelia,  born  July  4,  1779,  died  .  192 

Oliver,  born  March  10,  1781,  died  ,  1S09.  193 

Jabez,  born  ,  1783,  died  June  2S,  1817.  194 

Mary,  born  November  16,  17S4,  died  March  12,  1S59.  195 

Henry,  born  October  17,  1787,  died  March  26,  1814.  196 

Lucius,  born  October  4,  17SS,  died  August  3,  1832.  197 

Lydia,  born  October  16,  1790,  died  May  9,  1817.  198 

Eunice,  born  November  29,  1792,  died  April  1,  1S15.  199 

(Infant),  born  January  4,  1795,  died  January  18,  1795.  200 

124.  Amelia  Dyer,  1750-181S. 

She  married  Col.  Jonathan  Trumbull,  March  12,  1777.  He 
was  from  Lebanon,  Conn.,  and  was  commissary -general  of  Wash- 
ington's army,  1 775—1 77S.  He  died  July  23,  177S,  and  she  mar- 
ried Col.  Hezekiah  Wyllis,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  17S5.  They 
had  six  children,  most  of  whom  died  young.  One,  Amelia,  mar- 
ried Asher  Adams,  of  Boston,  and  a  few  of  her  descendants  are 
living.     Col.  Wyllis  died  March  29.  1827. 

125.  Benjamin  Dyer,  1753 . 

He  married  Mary  Marsh  in  17S3.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Dr. 
Jonathan  Marsh,  of  Norwich,  Conn.  They  lived  in  Windham, 
Conn.     Their  children  were: 


H 

Hulda,  horn  October  26.  1783,  died  April  26,  1812.  201 

Maria,  born  June  17,  1785,  died .  202 

Benjamin,  born  April  17,  1787,  died  July  n,  1805.  203 

Laura,  born  September  18.  17S9,  died  October  22    1858.  204 

Charles,  born  August  2,  1791,  died  February  iS.  1792.  205 

Clarance,  born  January  4,  1793,  died  March  8,  1859.  206 

Lucy,  born  January  15,  1795,  died  .  207 

Charles,  born  July  1,  1797,  died  .  208 

William  Bowen,  born  February  17,  1799,  died  .  209 

John,  born  March  4.  1S01.  died  March  7.  1S01.  210 

George,  born  August  1,  1802,  died .  211 

128.  Ralph  Dyer,  17S2-1S41. 

He  married  Achsah  Bidwell,  December  25,  1S05.  She  was 
born  March  5,  1783,  and  died  December,  1S40.  His  children 
were  : 

Moses  Sedgewick,  born  October  9,  1806,  died ,  1S96.  212 

(Infant),  born ,  1808,  died ,  1808.  213 

Orville.  born  January  10,  1S10,  died  ,  1821.  214 

Wayne  Bidwell,  born  June  8,  1S13.  died .  215 

George  Benjamin,  born  July  28,  1818,  died  .  216 

129.  Sarah  Dyer,  1776-1861. 

She  married  Dr.  Enoch  Leavitt,  of  Warren,  Ohio,  and  had  six 
children. 

130.  Chloe  Dyer,  1778-1S63. 

She  married  Uriah  Hopkins,  January  21,  1801,  and  had  six 
children  born  between  1S02  and  1S20.  Three  of  them  lived  to 
be  over  80.     Her  husband  died  at  New  Hartford,  Conn. 

131.  Candace  Dyer,  1782-1S77. 

She  married  Ashbel  Moses,  of  Skaneateles,  N.  Y.,  and  had  six 
children  born  between  1S09  and  1S21. 

132.  Norman  Dyer,  17S6-1S48. 

He  married  Diantha  Roberts.  They  left  Canton,  Conn.,  about 
1S20,  and  went  to  Kinsman,  Ohio  ;  from  there  to  Indiana,  prob- 
ably Mt.  Pisgah,  Ind.,  according  to  my  informant  (Daniel  Thomas 
Dyer).  There  were  six  children,  Edwin,  William,  Margaret, 
Sarah,  Virgil  and  Jane,  the  latter  of  whom  married  Roman 
Mills,  but  further  data  in  this  line  are  lacking. 

133.  Zenas  Dyer,  1788-1S56. 

He  married  Sarah  Chisley,  November  27,  181 1.  His  children 
were  : 

Charlotte,  born  February  20,  1815,  died  July  30,  18SS.  217 

Daniel,  born  March  8,  1S17,  died  May  n,  1S76.  218 

Lucia  Ann,  born  October  5,  1818,  died  .  219 

Sarah,  born  February  28,  1823,  died .  220 


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134-  Panthea  Dyer,  1793-1878. 

She  married,  first,  Theophilus  Dyer,  second,  Fisk  Brady  (or 
Beach).     I  have  no  further  account  of  her. 

SIXTH  GENERATION. 

142.  Joseph  Dyar,  1 774-1 S59. 

He  conveyed  land  in  Charlestown  about  1796.  Emigrated  to 
the  Province  of  Maine  in  1806  and  settled  in  Phillips,  Me.  He 
was  the  leading  Baptist  elder  of  that  section  till  he  died.  He 
married  Sally  Merritt,  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  December  25,  1792. 
She  was  born  February  20,  1773,  and  died  February  24.  1S47. 
Their  children  were  : 

Sophia,  born  October  19,  1793,  died  February  25.  1824.  221 

James,  born  October  29,  179s.  died  March  2.  1S02.  222 

Sally,  born  November  10,  1797,  died  April  6,  1834.  223 

Joseph,  born  February  1,  1800.  died  August  8,  1S78.  224 

James,  born  April  2,  1804,  died  April  8,  1832.  225 

Eliza,  born  February  25,  1806,  died  January  5,  1S7J.  226 

144.  Elizabeth  Dyar,  1777-1S45. 

She  married Trask,  but  had  no  children. 

145.  John  Nichols  Dyar,  177S-1S53. 

He  was  born  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  but  settled  in  Maine  in  1802. 
He  was  the  first  settler  in  the  town  of  Freeman.  He  married, 
first,  Susanna  Merritt  Sprague,  a  sister  of  Sally  Merritt,  in  1796. 
She  died  April  4,  1S41.  He  married,  second,  Sarah  Russ 
Hamblin,  a  widow,  December  23,  1842,  by  whom  he  had  one 
child.     His  children  were  : 

Samuel  Merritt,  born  January  iS,  1797,  died  March  9,  1869.  227 

Paulina,  born  September  5,  1S07,  died  January  6,  1838.  228 

John,  born  January  5,  1S10,  died  April  8,  1S79.  229 

Azer,  born  October  20,  1S12.  died  May  31,  1891.  230 

Hiram  Russ,  born  February  24,  1S43,  died  July  4,  1863.  231 

146.  Ebenezer  Dyar,  17S2-1S57. 

He  was  born  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  but  lived  in  Boston.  He 
married  Patty  Caswell,  of  Boston,  July,  1S05.  She  was  born 
October  3,  1784,  and  died  January  16,  1S31 .     His  children  were  : 

Richard  Caswell,  born  October  31,  1806,  died  November  1,  1847.  233 

Ebenezer  Franklin,  born  July  26.  1808,  died  September  8,  1809.  233 

Caroline  Matilda,  born  May  26,  1S11,  died  July  24,  1900.  234 

Daniel  Adams,  born  December  9,  1813,  died  December  31,  1894.  235 

Charles  Lowell,  born  May  21,  1816,  died  August  6,  1845.  236 

Edwin,  born  May  25,  181S.  died  May  26,  1897.  237 

William  Henry,  born  September  12,  1820,  died  August  10,  1846.  238 

147.  Sally  Dyar,  1783- 1847. 

She  was  born  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  and  married  Jesse  Holden, 
of  that  place,  December  9,  1S05.  They  had  eight  children.  Her 
husband  died  January  16,  1S60. 


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148.  Mary  Dyar,  1795-1826. 

She  married  Thomas  Jenkins,  October  6,  1S1S,  and  lived  at 
Beverly,  Ohio.  .She  had  four  children,  all  of  whom  lived  to  be 
75  or  over. 

149.  Sally  Dyar,  1 797-1 S79. 

She  was  born  in  Annapolis,  Nova  Scotia,  and  married  Stephen 
Otis,  of  Norfolk,  Conn.  They  lived  at  Lowell,  Ohio.  They 
had  eight  children.  The  youngest  was  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  well 
known  as  a  leading  editor  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  and  a  general 
in  the  war  in  the  Philippines. 

150.  Joseph  Bumstead  Dyar,  1S00-1890. 

He  was  born  in  Annapolis,  Nova  Scotia,  and  moved  in  youth  to 
Marietta.  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  22  he  made  a  flat-boat  and  went 
into  the  business  of  carrying  salt  on  the  Ohio  river.  Later  he 
purchased  a  farm  where  he  lived.  He  acquired  a  fortune  of  about 
$100,000,  which  was  considered  large  for  that  time.  He  married 
first  Amanda  Hall,  February  22,  1827.  and  had  seven  children. 
His  wife  died  June  25,  1837,  and  he  married,  second.  Abigail 
Proctor,  January  24,  1839,  and  had  two  children.  His  children 
were  : 

Augustine,  born  December  10,  1S27,  died  January  4,  1883.  239 

Edwin,  born  February  1,  1829,  died  January  29,  1852.  240 
Charles  Carroll,  born  October  22,  1S30,  died  January  24,  1857.         241 

Mary,  born  October  2,  1S32,  died*          .  242 

James  Hall,  born  April  29,  1834,  died  September  20,  1835.  243 

Joseph,  born  February  21,  1836,  died          .  244 

Adalaide  Amanda,  born  May  25,  1837,  died  July  10,  1S60.  245 

Amelia  Elizabeth,  born  December  28,  1S41,  died           .  246 

Harriet  Abigail,  born  December  26,  1S44,  died           .  247 

152.  John  Dyar,  1S04-1835. 

He  lived  at  Rainbow.  Ohio.  Married  Rosanna  Devol  Stone, 
June  13,  1S32,  and  died  within  three  years.  His  widow  married 
Selby.     His  children  were  : 

Augusta  Rosanna,  born  April  1,  1S33,  died  November  24,  1856.       248 
John  Winchester,  born  August  10,  1835,  died  .  249 

153.  Esther  Ann  Dyar,  1806-1836. 

She  married  Thomas  Ridgeway,  February  10,  1S26,  and  had 
four  children.     She  lived  at  Rainbow,  Ohio. 

154.  Harriet  Dyar,  1811-1S40. 

She  married  Silas  Thorp,  March  27,  iS3i,but  had  no  children. 

*  A  blank  indicates  that  a  death  has  not  occurred  at  the  time  of  writing. 


155-   Benjamin  Franklin  Dvar,  1S17-1S96. 

He  was  born  in  Washington  count}-,  Ohio,  and  died  there. 
He  married  Polly  Henry,  December  21,  1S43.  He  was  scholarly 
in  habits  and  taught  school  before  his  marriage,  working  the 
home  farm  in  the  summer.     His  children  were  : 

Camillas  Henry,  born  February  24,  1S46.  died  .                              2^0 

Clara  Louisa,  born  April   11,  184S,  died         .  251 

Sarah  Lavina,  born  May  10,  1850,  died           .  2^2 

Eva  Ann,  born  February  16,  1853,  died           .  2^3 

Frank  Benton,  born  September  11,  1S55,  died  .                               2^4 

Lucy  Proctor,  born  November  20,  1S57,  died  .                                25^ 

John  Benton,  born  October  iS,  1S60,  died           .  2156 

Mathew  Henry,  born  October  17,  1863,  died  .                                 257 

15S.  Joseph  Dvar,  1795-1S50. 

He  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  lived  in  Concord  and  Middle- 
bury,  Vt,  dying  in  the  latter  place.  He  married,  first,  Love  L. 
Brooks,  November  22,  1S19.  .She  was  born  July  S,  1S01,  at 
Lincoln,  Mass.,  and  died  March  30,  1S26.  They  had  three 
children.  He  married,  second,  Harriet  Byron  Tyler,  November 
15,  1S27.  She  was  born  at  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  November  13, 
1S04,  and  died  there  February  I,  1SS5.     His  children  were: 

Frances  Angeline,  born  October  8,  1820,  died  April  5,  1846.  258 

Alfred  Warren,  born  July  31,  1822,  died  June  13,  1S93.  259 

Susan  Wild,  born  March  13,  1824,  died          .  260 

Harriet  Chapman,  born  November  15,  1S29,  died  June  3,  1S89.  261 

Julia  Adelaide,  born  July  17,  1S31,  died           .  262 

161.  Sarah  Marshall  Dvar,  1800-1S5S. 

She  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  died  in  Syracuse,  N.  V. 
She  married  Dr.  Larkin  B.  Coles,  February  14,  1827.  and  had 
five  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  early  youth. 

162.  George  Wild  Dyar,  1S01-1S71. 

He  married  Mariann  Pierce  in  1S25,  but  had  no  children. 

163.  Albert  Freeman  Dvar,  1S03-1S71. 

He  was  born  in  Medford,  Mass.,  lived  in  Lancaster,  Lowell, 
and  Chelmsford,  dying  in  the  latter  place.  He  married,  first, 
Mary  Atherton,  April,  1S25,  and  had  two  children.  He  married, 
second,  Arethusa  Farwell.  March  3,  1835,  and  had  six  children. 
She  died  August  21,  1SS1.     His  children  were: 

Mary  Marshall,  born  January  9,  1S26,  died  .  263 

Albert  Atherton,  born  September  24,  1828,  died  .  264 

Arethusa  Whitney,  born  September  8,  1S36,  died  Dec.  27,  1836.  26^ 

John  Farwell,  born  January  14,  1S38,  died  February  9,  1838.  266 

Guilford  Dudley,  born  February  18,  1839,  died  June  14,  1846.  267 

Louisa  Whitcomb,  born  March  15,  1840,  died  .  26S 

Charles  Guilford,  born  October  3,  1847,  died  June  27,  1848.  269 

George  Farwell.  born  September  25,  1850,  died  .  270 


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164.  Harrison  Gray  Dyar,  1S05-1875. 

He  was  born  in  Harvard,  Mass.,  and  between  1S1S  and  1825, 
while  living  in  Concord,  Mass.,  and  working  as  an  apprentice  to 
Lemuel  Curtis,  a  clock  maker,  became  interested  in  the  study  of 
electricity.  In  1826  he  erected  a  line  on  Long  Island,  N.  Y., 
over  which  he  sent  successful  messages.  His  subsequent  attempts 
to  introduce  his  discovery  commercially  caused  him  so  much 
opposition  and  discomfiture  that  he  abandoned  the  subject  and 
left  the  country,  living  for  years  in  Paris,  France.  The  exploita- 
tion of  the  electric  telegraph  was  thus  left  to  others.  In  Paris  he 
made  certain  inventions  in  chemistry,  which  yielded  him  a  com- 
petence. He  returned  to  America  about  1S5S  and  settled  in  New 
York  City.  He  married  Eleonora  Rosella  Hannum,  May  9,  1865. 
She  was  born  October  25,  1842,  and  died  May  iS,  1S8S.  His 
children  were  : 

Harrison  Gray,  born  February  14.  1866.  271 

Nora  Perle,  born  January  2,  1868.  272 

16^.  Warren  Henry  Dyar,  1S07-1S71. 

He  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Mass.,  and  lived  in  Lowell.  He 
married  Amy  Hadwen  Brownell,  December  25,  1S48.  She 
was  born  September  5,  1830,  and  died  February  7,  1859.  His 
children  were  : 

Charles  Warren,  born  February  3,  1850.  273 

Susan  Brownell,  born  November  1,  1851.  274 

167.  John  Wild  Dyar,  1814-1S89. 

He  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Mass.,  but  lived  in  Romeo,  Mich. 
He  married  Sarah  C.  Beekman,  November  13,  183S.  His  chil- 
dren were  : 

Sarah  Garretson,  born  August  26,  1839,  died         .  275 

Charles  Harrison,  born  October  3,  1840,  died  December  2,  1867.  276 

Ellen  Elizabeth,  born  October  8,  1843,  died  February  9,  1894.  277 

John  Beekman,  born  June  26,  1S46,  died  September,  2,  1898.  278 

Mary  Ann,  born  May  30,  1849,  died  February  1,  1850.  279 

Mary  Amelia,  born  November  19,  1851,  died         .  280 

Hugh  Walsh,  born  November  20,  1853,  died         .  281 

Susan  Wild,  born  February  20,  1857,  died         .  2S2 

Lucy  Beekman,  born  April  6,  1859,  died         .  283 

165.  Harriot  Angelina  Dyar,  1S16-1S50. 

She  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Mass.,  and  married  Hon.  Azariah 
Prentiss,  of  Romeo,  Mich.,  where  she  lived.  They  had  three 
children. 

109.  Mary  Ann  Dyar,  1S22-1S52. 

She  married  Hon.  Azariah  Prentiss,  May  5,  1851,  but  had  no 
children. 


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iS8.  Eliphalet  Dyer,  1771-1S40. 

He  lived  at  Windham,  Conn.  He  married,  first,  Susanna  Wads- 
worth  Smith,  of  Providence,  hut  had  no  children  ;  second.  Lydia 
Dennison,  March  20,  i8ov     His  children  were: 

Hulda  Bovveii,  born  January  4,  1806,  died  May  8,  1S63.  295 

Susanna  Wadsworth  Smith,  born  Apr.  8,  1S10,  died  Dec    22.  18S6  296 

Mary,  born  May  31,  1S12,  died  .  297 

Lydia,  born  March  1,  1815,  died  .  298 

George  Whitefield,  born  June  S,  1S1S,  died  .  299 

John  Newton,  born  February  1,  1S23,  died  May  — ,  1S59.  3°° 

1S9.  Thomas  Dyer,  1773-1S61. 

He  was  a  lawyer  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.  He  was  married,  hut 
had  no  children. 

191.  George  Dyer.  1777-1S21. 

He  was  an  apothecary  and  was  not  married. 

192.  Amelia  Dyer,  1779  . 

She  married  Edmund  Badger,  August  20,  179S,  and  lived  in 
Windham,  Conn.  They  had  twelve  children,  three  of  whom 
served  in  the  United  States  Army.  Her  husband  died  in  i860  at 
Briston,  Pa. 

193.  Oliver  Dyer,  17S1-1S09. 

He  was  a  printer;  married  and  had  some  children,  hut  I  have 
no  record. 

194.  Jabez  Dyer,  17S3-1S17. 

He  was  a  sailor  or  surveyor,  perhaps  both.  He  was  not  mar- 
ried. 

195.  Mary  Dyer,  17S4-1859. 

She  married, first,  Rev.  Ebenezer  Silliman,  of  Amsterdam,  N  A". . 
but  he  died  in  a  few  months.  She  married,  second,  John  Wil- 
liams, of  Wethersfield,  and  had  five  children,  one  of  whom  is 
Mrs.  Mary  Dyer  McLean,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  many  data 
in  this  line. 

196.  Henry  Dyer,  17S7-1S14. 

He  was  a  captain  in  the  United  .States  Army.  He  was  not 
married. 

197.  Lucius  Dyer,  17SS-  1S32. 

He  was  a  merchant  in  Providence.     He  was  not  married. 

19S.  Lydia  Dyer,  1790-1S17. 

She  married  Elisha  White  and  had  one  daughter. 

201.  Hulda  Dyer,  17S3-1812. 

She  married  John  Fitch,  but  had  no  children. 


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202.  Maria  Dyer,  17S5 . 

She  married  Nathaniel  Howes  and  had  three  children. 

204.  Laura  Dyer,  17S9-1S5S. 

She  married  George  Backus,  but  had  no  children. 

206.  Clarance  Dyer,  1 793-1 859. 

He  married   Sarah  Witter,  of  Windham,  Conn.,  and   had  one 
son,  of  whom  I  have  no  data. 

207.  Lucy  Dyer,  1795 . 

She  married  John  Francis,  of  Royalton,  Vt,  and  had  three 

children 

205.  Charles  Dyer,  1797 . 

He  was  a  druggist  in  Middletown,  Conn.  ;  had  some  children, 
but  I  have  no  record  of  them. 

209.  William  Bowen  Dyer,  1799 


He  was  a  druggist  in   Bridgeport,  Conn.      He   married  

Wheeler  and  had  several  children,  but  I  have  no  record  of  them. 

211.  George  Dyer,  1S02 . 

He  was  a   physician  in  Trumbull,  Conn.     I  have  no  further 
data. 

212.  Moses  Sedgewick  Dyer,  1806 . 

He  married  Louisa  Robinson,  of  Newbury,  Vt.     She  was  born 
.September  26,  1S12,  and  died  June  18,  1S94.     His  children  were  : 

Louis,  born  ,  died .  301 

William  Henry,*   .           Fphrn,r„  .    .0 ._    f  died           .  302 

Julia  Helen,         >  bo' n  Feb,ua,-V  5-  1840,^^  March  t_  ^      ^ 

Oscar  George,  born  February  25,  1S42,  died         .  304 

Mariette  Eliza,  born  March  5,  1844,  died  August  — ,  1S46.  305 

215.  Wayne  Bid  well  Dyer,  18 13 . 

He  married  Ursula  Bush  in  1839,  an(*  botl1  were  living  in  1S94. 
She  was  from  Durand,  Wis.     The  children  were  : 

Marv  C,  born  July  4,  1841,  died  306 

Herbert  D.,  born  April  9,  1843,  died  •                                                  3°7 

Sarah,  born  September  20,  1845,  died  .                                               308 

Blanche,  born  February  6,  1848,  died  .                                                309 

Ella  J.,  born  August  22,  1850,  died         .  310 

Genevera,  born  April  27,  1854,  died  .                                                     311 

Maggie,  born  October  22,  1857,  died  .                                                 312 

Ralph  C,  born  October  6,  1869,  died  .                                                313 

216.  George  Benjamin  Dyer,  1S1S 


He  married,  first,  Jane  Root,  of  Guilford,  N.  Y.,  second, 

Fellows,  Washington,  D.  C,   third, ,  of  Beloit,  Wis. 


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He  was  employed  by  the  Government,  and  had  charge  of  the 
Sionx  Indian  Reservation.  He  had  three  daughters,  Josephine. 
Frances  (1S47-1S50),  and  Florence  (1S51).  The  former  married 
John  Love  English,  chief  engineer  of  the  U.  S.  Navy,  now  retired. 
The  latter  is  a  trained  nurse,  living  in  Hartford,  Conn. 

217.  Charlotte  Dyer,  1S15-1SSS. 

She  married,  first,  Edmond  Bidwell,  September  19,  1S36  ; 
second,  F.  J.  Garrett,  December  25,  1S54.  She  nac'  two 
children. 

21S.  Daniel  Dyer,  1817-1S76. 

He  married  Susan  Lyon,  of  Ohio,  May  6,  1S52.  She  was 
born  July  10,  1S20,  and  died  February  23,  1S92.  They  had  one 
son  : 

Daniel  Thomas,  born  June  4,  1S53.  314 

219.  Lucia  Axx   Dyer,  1S1S 

She  married  E.  F.  Bidwell,  September  11,  1S39,  and  had  five 
children. 

220.  Sarah  Dyer,  1S23. 

She  married  J.  F.  King,  September  4,  1853,  but  had  no  children. 

seventh  generation. 

221.  Sophia  Dyar,  1793-1S24. 

She  married  Nathaniel  Weymouth,  of  Plymouth,  Me.,  and  had 
three  children.     Lived  in  West  Lisbon,  Me. 

223.  Sally  Dyar,  1797-1S34. 

She  married  Joel  Whitney,  of  Plymouth,  Me.,  June,  1S15.  and 
had  eight  children. 

224.  Joseph  Dyar.  1S00-1S7S. 

He  married  Mary  Smith  Gay,  of  Farmington,  Me.,  in  1S22. 
They  lived  in  Farmington.     Their  children  were  : 

Clementine  Allen,  born  February  11,  1S23,  died  September  5.  1SS0.  315 
Josephine  Maria,  born  March  5.  1825.  died         .  316 

Phoebe  Martha,  born  December  5,  1S27,  died         .  317 

Elmon  Jabez,  born  September  20,  1S31,  died         .  318 

Leroy  Sunderland,  born  December  20,  1S33,  died         .  319 

226.  Eliza  Dyar,  1S06-1S72. 

She  married  Benjamin  F.  Eastman,  of  Augusta,  Me.,  March 
27,  1S28.     They  lived  in  Farmington,  Me.,  and  had  fivechildren. 

227.  Samuel  Merritt  Dyar,  1797-1S69. 

He  married  Anna  Eaton,  March  29,  1820,  and  lived  in  Phil- 
lips, Me.     His  children  were  : 


J 


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Martha,  born  July  23,  1S22,  died  February  7,  1S45.  320 

Mary  Gay,  born  September  23,  1823,  died  May  19,  1847.  321 

Joan  Eaton,  born  March  9,  1825,  died          .  322 

Emeline,  born  June  23,  1827,  died  in  youth.  32 

Emeline  Maria,  born  August  20,  1S28,  died  December  14,  1852.  324 

Susan  Merritt,  born  March  12,  1831,  died  August  13,  1S52.  325 

Paschal  Merritt.  born  April  8    1833,  died         .  320 

Paulina,  born  March  3,  1S35,  died  January  3,  1 S 7 5 .  327 

Esther  Day.  born  December  17,  1837,  died  January  1,  1SS3.  328 

Elizabeth  Thomas,  born  June  6,  1S40,  died          .  329 

Francena  Eliza,  born  September  14,  1842,  died  May  24,  18S7.  330 

John  Osgood,  born  December  23,  1844,  died         .  331 

22S.  Paulina  Dyar,  1S07-1S3S. 

She  married  John  Kempton,  of  Farmington.  Me.,  where  she 
lived.     They  had  one  daughter. 

229.  John  Dyar,  iS  10- 1879. 

He  married,  first,  Louisa  Weymouth,  February  iS,  1834,  aiu' 
had   two   children.     She    died   January  26,  1844.      He    married, 

second,  Cordelia  A.  F.  Lovejoy,  August  27,  1844.  She  died 
August  10,1901.  He  lived  in  West  Freeman,  Me.  His  children 
Ave  re  : 

Selemna  Albana,  born  February  17,  1835,  died  April  10,  1856.  332 

Looman  Herbert,  born  April  11,  1837,  died  August  9,  1S62.  333 

Percia  Louisa,  born  June  27,  1S45,  died         .  334 

Flora  Cordelia,  born  February  12,  1847,  died         .  33^ 

Juliet  Eliza,  born  December  15,  1849,  ciied         .  336 

Georgia  Anna  Sophia,  born  January  28,  1853,  died         .  337 

Olive  Howard,  born  September  4    1S54.  died         .  338 

Mary  Lovejoy,  born  March  4,  1856,  died         .  339 

Orlando  Hawkes,  born  August  20.  1857,  died  April  1,  187S.  340 

Louis  Herbert,  born  January  1,  1862,  died         .  341 

230.  Azer  Dyar,  1S12-1891. 

He  married  Mary  Davis,  of  Readlield,  Me.  They  lived  in 
West  Freeman.      His  children  were  : 

Alvano  Benjamin,  born  December  17,  1838,  died         .  342 

(Daughter),  born  April  1,  1S4I.  died  April  15,  1S41.  343 

Emerson  Dudley,  born  April  16,  1844,  died         .  344 

Roscoe  Azer,  born  August  10,  1852,  died         .  345 

231.  Hiram   Russ  Dyar,  1 843-1 863. 

He  was  a  captain  in  the  17th  Maine  Infantry  in  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 

235.  Dan  1  ei.  Adams  Dyar,  1S13-1S94. 

He  married  Sophia  Smith  Weymouth,  October  22,  1S43, 
daughter  of  Sophia  Dyar  (221),  and  lived  in  Boston,  Mass.,  where 
was  born  : 

Daniel  Everett,  born  September  24,  18-14.  34^ 


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237-  Edwin  Dyak,  1S1S-1897. 

He  married  Mary  Walker,  of  Chelsea.  Mass.,  September  3, 
1S49,  and  lived  in  East  Boston.     His  children  were: 

Edwin  Latham,  born  December  3,  1850,  died  January  3,  1877.  347 

George  Henry,  born  June  17,  1855,  died         .  348 

Mary  Lizzie,  born  November  21.  1S57.  died         •  349 

James  William,  born  December  5,  1S60,  died  June  20,  1888.  350 

Caroline  Matilda,  born  September  25.  1S63,  died  December  2, 1879.  351 

239.  Augustine  Dyar,  1S27-1SS3. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Etnier  Pollard,  May  14,  1S56,  and  lived 
at  Putnam,  Ohio.     His  children  were: 

Charles  Pollard,  born  February  22,  1857,  died         .  352 

Bessie  Ann,  born  March  19,  1859,  died         .  353 

William  Wade,  born  October  29.  1S60,  died         .  354 

Fred.  Edwin,  born  August  14,  1862.  died         .  355 

Annie  Belle,  born  February  10,  1S65,  died  June  2,  1S66.  356 

Richard  Augustin,  born  August  17,  1S66,  died  November  S,  1883.  357 

Charlotte  BHnchard,  born  September  13,  1S6S,  died  .                   35S 

244.   Joseph  Dyar,  1S36 . 

He  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  the  36th  Regiment  of  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry.  He  married  Frances  Mills  Kendrick.  Octo- 
ber 24,  1S64,  and  lived  at  Marietta,  Ohio.     His  children  were  : 

Edwin  Kendrick,  born  February  11,  1S66,  died  .  359 

Harold  Mills,  born  April  9,  186S,  died         .  360 

Mary  Frances,  born  September  24,  1S71,  died  July  21,  1S90.  361 

Katherine  Guitro,  born  May  27.  1S73,  died  December  5,  1899  362 

Muriel  Campbell,  born  December  31,  1S75,  died         .  363 

Julia  Alice,  born  December  9.  1S77,  died         .  364 

24^.  Adalaide  Amanda  Dyak,  1837-1860. 

She  married  Hiram  Fosdick  Deval,  May  15.  1856.  He  was 
captain,  Company  A,  36th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  the  Civil 
War,  and  became  lieutenant-colonel  and  colonel.  He  was 
brevetted  brigadier-general  ;  was  twice  wounded.  They  lived  in 
Ohio,  and  had  two  daughters. 

246.  Amelia  Elizabeth  Dyak,  1841 . 

She  married  Rees  Newport  Cole,  of  Gallipolis.  Ohio.  October 
20,  1863,  and  had  eight  children.      They  live  at  Marietta.  Ohio. 

247.  Harriet  Abigail  Dyar,  1S44- 


She  married  Miles  Allison  Stacy,  October    16,  1867,  and   had 
six  children.     She  lived  at  Putnam  and  Marietta,  Ohio. 

248.  Augusta  Rosanna  Dyak,  1S33-1856. 

She  married  David  Huggins,  November  6,  1S48,  and  had  two 
children.     Thev  lived  in  Kansas. 


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249-  John  Winchester  Dvar,  1835 • 

He   married    Mrs.    Lottie  Bishop   Beebe  Tilton,  and    lives   at 
Marietta,  Ohio.     His  children  are  : 

Helen  Augusta,  born  June  23,  1S73.  365 

Harry  Spencer,  born  July  18,  1S77.  366 

Carrie  Sweetland,  born  October  23,  1879.  367 

Winchester  Beebe,  born  October  15,  1882.  368 

350.  Camillus  Henry  Dvar,  1S46 . 

He  married  Alice  Martin,  November  21,  1S73.     He  is  a  travel- 
ling salesman,  and  resides  in  Council  Blurts,  Iowa.     His  children 


are  : 


Oscar  Henry,  born  November  8,  1S75.  369 

Cordelia  Alice,  born  October  11,  1S77.  37° 

Edgar  Martin,  born  May  11,  1S79.  371 

251.  Clara  Louisa  Dvar,  184S . 


She  married  Selden  Chapman,  May  2^,  1S71.  He  served  in 
the  Civil  War  as  sergeant,  Company  K,  2d  Ohio  Horse  Artillery, 
and  died  February  23,  1S97.  They  lived  at  Whipple,  Ohio,  and 
had  three  children. 

252.  Sarah  Lavina  Dvar,  1850 . 


She   married   John    Calhoun  Ward,    September   15,  1S76,  and 
had  one  daughter.     They  lived  in  Stanleyville,  Ohio. 

254.  Frank   Benton  Dvar,  1S55 . 

He  married  Lelia  Florence  Stacy,  October  5,  1SS1,  and  lives 
at  Creston,  Iowa.     His  children  are  : 

Leota  Florence,  born  August  27,  1883.  372 

Edith  Proctor,  born  October  28,  18S6.  373 

Lelia  Maude,  born  January  31,  1S94.  374 

25 v  Lucy  Proctor  Dyar,  1S57 . 

She     married     Russel    M.    Alden,  October   iS,  1888,  and  has 
three  children.     They  live  in  Marietta,  Ohio. 

256.  John  Benton  Dvar,  i860 . 

He   married    Delia   Morrow,  October   9,    1S95.     They  live  at 
Creston,  Iowa. 

257.  Mathew  Henry  Dvar,  1863 . 

He  married  Ida  Ormisten,   September   iS.    1890,  and   lives  at 
Rainbow,  Ohio.      He  has  one  son. 

Robert  Dwight,  born  Novembers,  1S91.  375 

258.  Frances  Angeline  Dyar,  1S20-1846. 

She  married  F.   Perry  Fletcher,  October  4,  1843,  but  had  no 
children. 


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259-  Alfred  Warren  Dvar,  1S22-1S93. 

He  married  Catherine  J.  Campbell,  July  30,  1857-  H's  w'f"e 
was  born  June  26,  1S33.     His  children  were  : 

Herbert  Gail,  born  May  23,  1S5S,  died         .  376 

Elden,   )  ,  T  .     „      e-         (died  July  4,  1S60.  377 

.    ,,         >  born  July  3.  1060,        ,.    , -j    J  T.'       0^-  X  6 

Arthur,)  J     J  °'  '     (died  June  23,  1S61.  37b 

Cora,  born  January  15,  1S62,  died  September  21,  1S63.  379 

Walter  John,  born"  April  28,  1S67,  died         .  3S0 

Mona,  born  December  19,  1869,  died  .  381 

261.  Harriet  Chapman  Dyar,  1829-1SS9. 

She  married  J.  Satterlee  Phelps,  May  20,  1S50.  He  was  born 
in  1S26  and  died  July  iS,  1S99,  in  Orange,  N.  J.  They  lived 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  and  had  six  children,  all  of  whom  were 
living  in  1900. 

263.  Mary  Marshall  Dyar,  1S26- 


She  married  Thomas  McCabe,  October  12,  1S55,  and  had  one 
daughter,  who  died  at  the  age  of  five  years.  She  married,  second. 
Manly  L.  Sherman,  October  21,  1865,  but  had  no  children. 

270.  George  Farwell  Dyar,  1S50- 


He  married,  first,  Etta  Blanche   Sanborn,  September  8,  1870, 

but  had  no  children.     She  was  born  August   8,  1S53,  and  died 
October    29,  1S70.     He   married,  second,  Adalant   C.  Fletcher, 

September  25,   1S73.     She  was  born  December  16,  1S49.  He 
lives  in  Lowell,  Mass.     His  children  are  : 

Hurbert  Fletcher,  born  November  1,  1S74,  died  Feb.  iS,  1S75.  382 

May  Etta,  born  April  15,  1S76,  died  July  21,  1879.  3S3 

Albert  Fletcher,  born  September  5,  1S78,  died         .  384 

Pearl  Farwell,  born  August  24,  1880,  died         .  3S5 

Arthur  Ernest,  born  November  20,  1882,  died         .  386 

Alice  Louise,  born  May  1,  1885,  died         .  3§7 

Charles  Sherman,  born  April  7,  1888,  died         .  3S8 

Helen  Arethusa,  born  July  24,  1S90,  died  August  21,  1890.  389 

Ruth  Arethusa,  born  September  23,  1892,  died         .  390 

Rachel  Emeline,  born  May  30,  1805,  died  JU,J  -7-  lS95-  391 


271.  Harrison  Gray  Dyak,  1S66 . 

He  was  born  in  New  York  City.  Studied  at  the  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology,  and  took  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  Ph. 
D.  at  Columbia  University,  New  York.  Became  connected  with 
the  United  States  National  Museum  in  the  Department  of  Insects 
in  1S97,  and  resides  in  Washington,  D.  C.  He  married  Zella 
Peabody,  October  14,  1889.  She  was  born  April  3,  1S69.  His 
children  are  : 

Dorothy,  born  April  10,  1896.  392 

Otis  Peabodv,  born  May  13,  1900.  393 


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272.  Nora  Perle  Dyar,  1S6S . 

She  married  Dr.  Sigismund  A.  Knopf,  October  19,  1S89,  but 
has  no  children.     They  live  in  New  York  City. 

273.  Charles  Warren  Dyar,  1S50 . 

He  married  Emma  Josephine  Bowker,  June  5,  1S73.  She 
was  born  March  31,  1S54.  He  was  on  the  editorial  star!"  of  the 
Boston  Globe  for  many  years  and  lived  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston, 
Mass.      His  children  are: 

Nora  Gertrude,  born  January  31,  1S75.  394 

Amy  Carrie,  born  June  19,  1878.  395 

Madeline  Brownell,  born  June  20,  1880.  396 

Sarah  Winn,  born  August  2S,  18S1.  397 

Charles  Bowker,  born  April  6,  1884.  398 

Warren,  born  February  7,  1SS6.  399 

275.  Sarah  Garhetson  Dyar,  1S39 . 

She  married  George  Pierce  Andrews,  of  Honolulu,  Hawaiian 
Islands.  He  is  a  physician.  They  lived  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  and 
in  Honolulu.  They  had  three  children,  two  of  whom  died  in 
youth. 

277.  Ellen  Elizabeth  Dyar,  1842-1894. 

She  married  Hugh  McMillan,  May  2,  1867,  and  had  four 
children. 

27S.  John  BeekmaN  Dyar,  1S46-189S. 

He  married  Julia  Edmunds  Maynard,  of  Richmond,  Vt,  May 
16,  1S66.  She  was  born  January  4,  184S.  They  lived  in  Detroit, 
Mich.      His  children  were: 

Clara  Edmunds,  born  April  10,  1869.  400 

Ralph  Maynard,  born  June  26,  1874.  401 

John  Wild,  born  December  23,  1875.  402 

280.  Mary  Amelia  Dyar,  1S51 . 

She  married  Dr.  Robert  Pooler  Myers,  of  Savannah,  Ga.,  No- 
vembers, 1SS1.  They  live  in  Honolulu,  Hawaiian  Islands,  and 
have  no  children. 


281.   Hugh  Walsh  Dyar,  1S53 . 

He  married  Eleonora  F.  Falley,  of  Indiana,  April  25,  1S87. 
In  1900  he  was  with  the  American  Engineering  Works,  of  Chi- 
cago, 111.     His  children  are  : 

Hugh  Huntington,  born  March   17,  1S88.  403 

Robert  Beekman,  born  February  2,  1892.  404 

2S2.  Susan  Wild  Dyar,  1857 • 


She  married  Ephraim  W.  Allen,  of  Haverhill,  March  23,  1SS1 , 
and  had  four  children.     They  live  at  Marquette,  Mich. 


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288.  Charles  Elijah  Dyer,  1834-1S95. 

He  married,  first,  Sarah  Buckingham,  but  had   no   children; 
second,  Cornelia  Newton,  but  I  have  no  further  data. 

2S9.  Clinton  Morse  Dyer,  1S36- 


He  married,  first.  Sarah  O.  Alony,  and  had  one  son  ;  second, 
Sarah  Wales,  but  had  no  other  children.      His  son  is  : 

Charles  Joseph,  born  May  10,  1S60.  405 

29V    HULDA   BOWEN  DyER,    1S06-1863. 

She  married  William  Cummings,  and  had  ten  children. 

296.  Susanna  Wadsworth  Smith  Dyer,  1S10-1SS6. 

She  married  William  H.  Hosmer,  of  Willimantic,  and  had  two 
children. 

297.  Mary  Dyer.  1S12 . 

She  married  James  Hunston,  of  Greenville,  Conn.,  who  was 
born  in  Scotland. 

306.  Mary  C.  Dyer,  1S41 


She  married  John  C.  Grant.     I  have  no  further  data. 

307.  Herbert  D.  Dyer,  1S43 . 

He  married  Hattie  Bacheler. 

30S.  Sarah  Dyer,  1S45- 


She  married  A.  Hobert. 

309.  Blanche  Dyer,  1S4S — 
She  married  A.  Shaw. 

310.  Ella  J.  Dyer,  1850 

She  married  M.  M.  Mills. 

311.  Genevera  Dyer.  1S54- 
She  married  G.  A.  Blovy. 

312.  Maggie  Dyer,  1S57- 


She  married  Porter  Richards. 
313.  Ralph  C.  Dyer,  1S69 


He  married  Jemima  Bennett. 

314.  Daniel  Thomas  Dyer,  1S53 . 

He  married  Hartel  M.  Case,  June  13,  1876.  She  was  born 
June  25,  18=57.  They  live  in  Collinsville,  Conn.  The  children 
are : 


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Susie  Lyon,  horn  September  29,  1878,  died  January  17,  1SS9.  4°° 

Sarah,  born  September  4,  1882,  died         .  407 

Daniel  Thomas,  born  April  25,  1885,  died  October   12,  18S7.             408 

Hattie  Case,  born  September  6,  1S86,  died         .  409 

Mary  H.,  born  December  30,  1890,  died         .  410 

Josephine,  born  February  27,  1892,  died         .  411 

Margaret,  born  June  26,  1893,  died         .  412 

Dora,  born  June  6,  1895,  died  June  6,  1896.  413 

Casper  Norman,  born  November  6,  1S9S,  died         .  414 

EIGHTH    GENERATION. 

316.  Josephine  Maria  Dyar,  1S25 . 

She  married  John  Newell  Houghton,  of  Phillips,  Me.,  June  9, 
1S52,  but  has  no  children. 

317.  Phoebe  Martha  Dyar,  1S27 . 

She  married  Francis  Southwick  Hoyt,  D.  D.,  of  Phillips,  Me., 
February  24,  1S4S,  and  had  six  children.  She  lived  in  Salem, 
Oregon,  and  Berea,  Ohio. 

31S.  Elmon  Jabez  Dyar,  183  i . 

He  married  M.  Q.  S.  Mendoza  Mendell,  of  Phillips,  Me.,  May 
22,  18^4.     He  lives  in  Ontario,  California.      His  children  were: 

Helen  Josephine,  born  April  27,  1855,  died  March  1,  1891.  415 

Joseph  Lincoln,  born  March  6,  1859,  died  July  31,  1888.  416 

Charles  Francis,  born  January  11,  1S61,  died         .  417 

Leroy  Elmon,  born  December  8,  1871,  died         .  418 

319.  Leroy  Sunderland  Dyar,  1833 . 

He  married,  first,  Mary  Jane  Tubbs,  April  20,  1S55,  at  Phil- 
lips, Me.,  and  had  one  son.  She  died  December  27,  1S57.  He 
married,  second,  Mary  Tyler  Gleason,  February  2,  1S63.  He 
lived  in  Farmington,  Me.,  later  in  Ontario,  Cal.  His  children 
were  : 

Charles  Herbert,  born  October  8,  1856,  died         .  419 

Helen  Louisa,  born  June  15,  1869,  died         .  420 

Ivan  Gleason,  born  September  12,  1872,  died  April  14.  1S74.  421 

Mary  Mabel,  born  June  12,  1878,  died  December  1,  1879.  422 

322.  Joan  Eaton  Dyar,  1825 . 

She  married  William  H.  Turner,  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  July  12, 
1S49,  and  lived  in  that  place.     She  had  two  children. 

324.  Emeline  Maria  Dyar,  182S-1852. 

She  married  James  R.  Fogg,  but  had  no  children. 

326.  Paschal  Merritt  Dyar,  1S33 . 

He  married  Helen  Josephine  Dyar  (415),  November  it,  1SS2, 
and  is  living  in  Ontario,  Cal.     He  has  one  son  : 

Harold  Paschal,  born  October  24,  18S3.  423 


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327.  Paulina  Dyar,  1S35-1S75. 

She  married,  first,  George  W.  Perry,  July,  1S59.  an(1  luul  two 
daughters  ;  second,  Prosper  Tyler,  in  1868,  having  no  children. 
She  lived  in  Phillips,  Me. 

328.  Esther  Day  Dyar,  1837-1883. 

She  married  Joseph  H.  Conillard,  February  iS,  1862.  and  had 
four  children.     They  lived  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

329.  Elizabeth  Thomas  Dyar,  1S40 . 

She  married  James  O.  Stockbridge,  November  12,  1867,  and 
had  two  children.     She  lives  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

330.  Francena  Eliza  Dyar,  1S42-18S7. 

She  married  Prosper  Tyler  (see  under  327)  in  1876,  and  had 
two  children.     She  lived  in  Silver  City,  Idaho. 

331.  John  Osgood  Dyar,  1844 . 

He  married  Marietta  Byard,  May  29,  1S73,  but  has  no  children. 
He  lives  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

333.  Looman  Herbert  Dyar,  1S37-1S62. 

He  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  the  2d  Massachusetts  Infantrv. 
and  was  killed  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Va. 

334.  Percia  Louisa  Dyar    1S45 . 

She  married  Stephen  Henry  Jones,  of  Lowell,  Mass..  June  4. 
1891,  but  has  no  children. 

335.  Flora  Cordelia  Dyar,  1847 . 

.She  married  Charles  Leighton,  of  Lowell.  Mass.,  October  1, 
1S77,  and  has  one  son. 

336.  Juliet  Eliza  Dyar,  1849 ■ 

She  married  Andrew  Elliot  Goslin,  of  Strong.  Me.,  August  12. 
1S79.     They  have  one  son,  and  live  in  Pomona,  Cal. 

337.  Georgia  Anna  Sophia  Dyar,  1S53 . 


She  married  Eugene  Wormsel,  of  Stoughton,  Me.,  September 
9,  1875,  and  had  two  children.     They  live  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

338.  Olive  Howard  Dyar,  1854- 


She   married  James   Hardy,    December  5,    1S91,  but  had   no 
children.     She  lived  at  Pomona,  Cal. 

339.  Mary  Lovejoy  Dyar,  1S56- 


She  married  William  Motier  Wright,  of  Freeman,  Me.,  De- 
cember 24,  1SS1,  and  had  one  daughter.  They  live  in  Wollas- 
ton,  Mass. 


341-   Louis  Herbert  Dyar,  1S62 


He  married  Etta  Vera  Gerrish,  August  25,  18S3.  He  lived  at 
St.  Charles  and  Dover,  Minn.     His  children  are  : 

Edna  Gerrish,  born  March  7,  18S7.  424 

Ruth  Iva,  born  February  10,  1S90.  425 

342.  Alvano  Benjamin  Dyar,  1S3S . 

He  married  Adah  Gerrish,  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  November  [S, 

1S69,  and  lives  in  St.  Charles,  Minn.     His  children  are  : 

Charles  Azer,  born  November  20,  1870.  426 

M.  Davis,  born  September  7,  1S72.  427 

John  Gerrish,  born  November  12,  1S74.  428 

Burt  Alvano,  born  October  23,  1S77.  429 

Mary  Olive,  born  October  30,  1879.  430 

344.  Emerson  Dudley  Dyar,  1S44 


He   married   Mary  E.  Davis,  at  East  Somerville,  Mass.,  June 
24,  1S75.     He  lives  in  Winona,  Minn.     His  children  are  : 

(First  child),  born  September  10,  1876,  died  September  10,  1876.       431 

Annie  Lombard,  born  November  11,  1877.  432 

Louis  Agassiz,  born  April  5,  1879.  433 

Alice  Emima,  born  February  12,  1881.  434 

Ralph  Emerson,  born  January  4.  1884.  435 

Gladys  Eleanor,  born  February  8,  1886.  436 

345.  Roscoe  Azer  Dyar,  1852 . 


He  married  Clara  Henlow,  Strong,  Me.,  January  1,  1S71,  but 
has  no  children.     He  lives  in  West  Freeman. 

346.  Daniel  Everett  Dyar,  1S44 . 

He  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.  Served  in  the  Civil  War  in 
Company  G,  44th  Massachusetts  Infantry.  He  married  Leonore 
Benecia  Kingman,  June  30,  1869.  He  lived  in  West  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  and  Winthrop  Center,  Mass.  His 
children  are  : 

(First  son),  born  July  9,  1870,  died  July  9,  187°-  _,      437 

Everett  Aylesworth,  born  September  28,  1872,  died  June  10,  1SS2.  438 
Fred.  Kingman,  born  September  10,  1S75.  439 

348.  George  Henry  Dyar,  1S55- 


He  married  Mrs.  Fanny  Richards,  Vennejo,  N.  M.,  January  8, 
1S86,  but  has  no  children.     He  lived  in  Galveston,  Tex. 

349.  Mary  Lizzie  Dyar,  1857- 


She  married  William  W.  Flinn,  East  Boston,  Mass.,  April  20, 
1S80,  and  has  six  children.     They  live  in  Highland  Park,  111. 


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352.  Charles  Pollard  Dvar,  1S57 . 

He    married    Mable    Deval,  October    10.    1S83,  but    has    no 
children. 


353.  Bessie  Ann  Dvar.  1S59 . 

She  married  Louis  Blickensderfer,  January  13,  1S87,  but  has 
no  children.     She  lives  in  Omaha,  Neb. 

354.  William  Wade  Dvar,  1S60- 


He  married  Frances  Wayne  Shumard,  February  10,  1S92.  He 
is  a  lawyer,  and  lived  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Boston.  Mass.,  and 
New  York.     He  has  no  children. 

35S.  Charlotte  Blanchard  Dyar,  1S6S . 

She  married  Adam  Darling  Thornily,  December  14,  1S90,  and 
has  one  son.     They  live  in  Reno,  Ohio. 

359.  Edwin  Kendrick  Dvar,  1S66 . 

He  married  Thevra  Bell  Grosvenor,  February  28,  1893.  She 
was  born  January  17,  1869.  They  live  at  Beverly,  Ohio.  His 
children  are  : 

Catherine  Grosvenor,  born  November  17,  1S93.  440 

Donald  Lee,  born  July  18,  1895.  II1 

Grosvenor  Cook,  born  September  5,  1900.  442 

365.  Helen  Augusta  Dvar,  1873 . 

She  married  Fred.  Emile  Wittleg,  June  16,  1896,  and  has  two 
children.     They  live  in  Marietta,  Ohio. 

370.  Cordelia  Alice  Dvar,  1877 . 

She  married  Lloyd  Griffith,  May  iS,  1S98,  and  has  one  son. 
They  live  in  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 

376.  Herbert  Gail  Dvar,  1858. 

He  married  Mary  Woodward,  November  20,  1884.  She  was 
born  November  9,  1866.  They  live  in  Boone,  Neb.  His  chil- 
dren are  : 

Verdie  Almeda,  born  October  18,  1S86.  443 

Ray  Herbert,  born  December  11,  188S.  11  I 

Chester  Gail,  born  January  18,  1890.  445 

Vern  Roland,  born  December  1,  1895.  446 

380.  Walter  John  Dvar,  1S67 . 

He  married  Lela  Grace  Swart,  August  7,  1S95.  She  was 
born  August  6,  1S74. 


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3S1.    MONA  DVAK,    1S69 . 

She  married  R.  C.  Maricle,  December  12,  1SS9,  and  has  three 
children. 


401.  Ralph  Maynard  Dyar,  1874 . 

He  married  Helen  Louise  Stearns,  June  18.  1901. 

NINTH  GENERATION. 

415.  Helen  Josephine  Dyar,  1855-1S91. 

She  married  Paschal  Merritt  Dyar,  as  already  recorded  (326), 
and  had  one  son. 

416.  Joseph  Lincoln  Dyar,  1 859-1889. 

He  married  Ida  Lydia  Sprague,  March  22,  1S82,  and  lived  in 
Farmington,  Me.     He  had  one  son  : 

Walter  Elmon,  born  February  2,  1883.  447 

41S.  Leroy  Elmon  Dyar,  1871 . 

He  married  Ida  Lydia  Sprague  Dyar  (see  under  416),  January 
15,  1895,  and  lives  in  Farmington,  Me.     He  has  one  son  : 

Norman  Clyde,  born  January  28,  1896.  448 

419.  Charles  Herbert  Dyar,  1856 . 

He  married  Anna  Maud   Ryan,  May  15,  1SS0.     They   live  in 
Ontario,  Cal.     His  children  are  : 

Cora  Maud,  born  April  6,  1881.  449 

Gay  Edward,  born  October  8,  1882.  45° 

DoVothy  Margaret,  born  February  6,  1894.  451 


427.  M.  Davis  Dyar,  1872 . 

He  married  Eleanor  Blanche  Scott,  July  21,  1S97,  and  lives  in 
Stewartville,  Minn.     His  children  are  : 

Adah  Merle,  born  June  11,  1898.  453 

Esther  Scott,  born  September  23,  1900.  453 

428.  John  Gerrish  Dyar,  1S74 . 

He  married  Julia  Esther  Cox,  November  24,  1897,  and  lives 
at  St.  Charles,  Minn.     He  has  one  son  : 

Henry  E.,  born  November  12,  1900.  454 


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